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Fla. Stat. § 806.14 (2025)

Art works in public buildings; willful damage; unauthorized removal; penalties.

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806.14 Art works in public buildings; willful damage; unauthorized removal; penalties.—

(1) Whoever willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or, without authority, removes any work of art displayed in a public building is guilty of a criminal offense.

(2)(a) If the damage to the work of art is such that the cost of restoration, in labor and supplies, or if the replacement value, is $200 or less, the offense is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(b) If the damage to the work of art is such that the cost of restoration, in labor and supplies, or if the replacement value, is greater than $200 but less than $1,000, the offense is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(c) If the damage to the work of art is such that the cost of restoration, in labor and supplies, or if the replacement value, is $1,000 or more, the offense is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 2, ch. 80-55; s. 485, ch. 81-259; s. 184, ch. 91-224.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 806.14

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§806.14(2a)DAMAGE PROP-PUBLICDAMAGE ART WORKS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS LT 0M · 2nd

§806.14(2b)DAMAGE PROP-PUBLICDAMAGE ART WORKS IN PUBLIC BLDG 0-00M · 1st

§806.14(2c)DAMAGE PROP-PUBLICDAMAGE ART WORKS IN PUBLIC BLDG 00+F · 3rd